A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.
6/12 = 1/2 = half a dozen
Basically, when someone says "Six of one, half dozen of another" they are saying that the two things they are comparing are the the same thing. They use this because: 1 Dozen = 12 1/2 dozen = 6 6 = 6 So, 1 half dozen and 6 are the same thing.
this is easy. each dozen has 12 eggs in it. so you have 2 dozen. 24 eggs. and half of 12 is six.24+6 eggs is 30 eggsso in 2.5 dozen eggs there are 30 eggs
Six
The difference between a variable resistor and a rheostat is the same as the difference between six and half a dozen.
A factor of 12 a dozen means 12 therefore half dozen means a quantity of 6 (0.5*12=6) and six dozen means a quantity of 6 times 12 which is 72 (6*12=72)
"Half a dozen = 6. So "six" and "half a dozen" are two ways of saying the same thing. The expression means that there is no important difference between the alternatives, or the differences offset one another so the net result is the same. For example, I say to my husband, "Should I take Highway 101 or Highway 280?" and he replies, "It's six of one and a half dozen of the other." He means that I'll get there in about the same amount of time whether I take one road or the other." The phrase, "Six to one, half a dozen to the other." is a UK variation of the phrase. This person's answer says much but conveys little. "Six of one, half a dozen of the other" is a reply to a question that solicits an evaluation between two choices. The person giving the reply is effectively saying "there is no difference between these two choices".
Reason: A dozen is twelve. Half of a dozen is six. Half of a Half of a dozen is three.
six, 6, vi, half a dozen, half-dozen
Six (6) is a half-dozen.
half a dozen = ½ x 12 = 6 six dozen dozen = 6 x 12 x 12 = 864 So six dozen dozen is bigger
A dozen is twelve; a half dozen is therefore six.
Six and a Half Dozen - 1921 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
Dozen (or 12).
six
Since a half dozen is six, it means the each side or direction is equal to the other.